Below is some information on Psychiatry, as well as some useful links.
Psychiatry
There are various areas within psychiatry which you may wish to consider. These are: child psychiatry, forensic psychiatry, general adult psychiatry, old age psychiatry, psychiatry of learning disability and psychotherapy. When undertaking your training you will complete three years of Core Psychiatry training, followed by three years in your chosen Psychiatric discipline.
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Medical Careers
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Child Psychiatry
Child and adolescent psychiatry is concerned with the diagnosis and management of psychiatric disorders of infants to late adolescence.
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Royal College of Psychiatrists
NHS Careers
Forensic Psychiatry
Forensic psychiatry is concerned with the assessment and treatment of mentally disordered offenders and requires sophisticated understanding of the mental health and law interface.
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Royal College of Psychiatrists
NHS Careers
General Adult Psychiatry
General adult psychiatry is concerned with providing service and interventions to patients with mental illnesses within hospital or community settings.
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Medical Careers
Royal College of Psychiatrists
NHS Careers
Old Age Psychiatry
Old age psychiatry is concerned with providing detailed psychiatric assessment, treatment and care to older adults with organic (i.e. dementia) and functional (i.e depressive illness or schizophrenia) psychiatric conditions.
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Medical Careers
Royal College of Psychiatrists
NHS Careers
Psychiatry of Learning Disability
Psychiatry of learning disability is concerned will the assessment and treatment of emotional, behavioural and psychiatric disorders associated with learning disabilities.
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Medical Careers
Royal College of Psychiatrists
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Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy is concerned with helping patients understand their difficulties, worries, abilities and motivations.
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Medical Careers
Royal College of Psychiatrists
NHS Careers